2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

SEVERE PROBLEMS ON 2004 F250 SUPERDUTY CREW CAB 4X4. AS OF 6/11/2010 HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEED (INTERSECTIONS ETC.) AND IS NOW LOCKING UP AT HIGHER SPEEDS (45MPH +). CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. TRUCK ALSO VIOLENTLY VIBRATES (INTERMITTENTLY) WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TRUCK IS BECOMING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION BECAUSE MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SEEMINGLY CLAIMS (THROUGH OTHERS EXPERIENCES WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT FORD DEALERSHIPS) THAT NO PROBLEMS EXIST. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F-250 HAS A STEERING PROBLEM, THE TRUCK OCCASIONALLY PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY AFTER I MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. I'VE TALKED WITH SOME OTHER FORD OWNERS AND THEY ALSO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OF IMMINENT FAILURE. THE TIRES HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS A 2004 FORD F-250 LARIAT DIESEL EXTENDED CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PURCHASED IT USED IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS. I BELIEVE THESE ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. SPLITS ARE EVIDENT IN AT LEAST ONE MORE TIRE. BF GOODRICH TIRES. MY VIN IS [XXX] . I HAVE CHANGED ALL FOUR TIRES AND RETAIN POSSESSION OF ALL THE REMNANTS COLLECTED FROM THE ROADWAY. I ALSO RETAIN POSSESSION OF THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT OUR GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELPS ALOT OF US WITH THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE FORD 6.0 POWERSTROKE ENGINE ALOT OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE DIESEL ENGINE. JUST TIRED !!!!! PAY 40,000 TO 65,000 FOR THEIR TRUCK THEN HAVE TO PAY THOUSAND MOVE TO KEEP THEM RUNNING. PROBLEMS (HEAD GASKETS, INJECTOR, FUEL RAIL, OIL COOLER, OIL PUMPS FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE, PCM, 0 BASICALLY THE WHOLE 6.0 AND COMPONENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO TO THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE EGC COOLER WAS REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED AFTER PULLING A LOAD UPHILL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD DECIDE WHETHER THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND GET BACK WITH HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY AND ENGINE LOSES POWER AND SOMETIMES STALLS. THIS CONDITION WAS OCCASIONAL BUT NOW IS CONSTANT. WHEN I PULL ONTO A ROADWAY AND IT STALLS, CARS HAVE TO BRAKE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MANUFACTURER/SPONSORED RECALL BUT WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL LISTED. *TR

NO ACCELERATION WHEN THROTTLE PUSHED. MY 2004 FORD F-250 HAS A SITUATION WHERE I CAN BE SETTING AT A INTERSECTION GETTING READY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, AND WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE THROTTLE, NOTHING HAPPENS LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IDLES PULLING ME INTO TRAFFIC, NO ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT ALL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD EASILY OCCUR. *TR

FICM ON MY 6.0 SUPER DUTY IS CAUSING RUNNING PROBLEMS THIS IS JUST ANOTHER IN A LONG LIST OF ISSUES FORD IS AWARE OF, IF THE TRUCK WAS TO STOP RUNNING DURING FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING. I USE THIS TRUCK TO TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER AND AT THIS TIME I DO NOT FEEL THIS TRUCK IS SAFE ENOUGH TO DO THIS. THE LOCAL DEALER WANTS $1200.00+ TO REPAIR THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. OTHER PROBLEMS REPLACED 4 EGR IN 50,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED BLACK ICE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGAN TO ROLL OVER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE INJURIES SUSTAINED CONSISTED OF THREE BROKEN RIBS, BRUISED JAW, SHATTERED HEART, AND TEN STITCHES IN THE RIGHT TEMPLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/04/10 UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/28/11.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE DROVE SLOWLY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT SPARK PLUG HAD COME OUT OF PLACE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000. UPDATED 10/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/10*JB